What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?

[pfrederi 17,739]

or this for leaves and compost

 

 

[Ed Kennell 38,178]

I took the last deck off and prepped for hibernation.

 

[Handy Don 12,232]

1 hour ago, Ed Kennell said:

hibernation

I like that little tool/parts tray on your shop stool.

[MainelyWheelhorse 453]

Today I attempted to fix a spot that the paint underneath was peeling on the 308. I also tested the throttle after I tightened the pivot. So far so good on that it stays at full throttle instead of creeping down. 

[Handy Don 12,232]

I made some good progress on rehabbing a pretty tired and worn 1963 dozer blade and getting it set to go on the 854. I’m going to experiment with plowing this winter instead of using the walk-behind blower. The last couple of years the blower was needed only a couple of times while I had to push-shovel a lot of 3-4” snowfalls that were quite wet.

 

This frame/blade came to me through @ebinmaine. The angle lever and rod as well as mounting brackets were already gone before he got it. The ’63 42" dozer was a unicorn. Last frame with a foot release for the angle lock, first frame with cast iron ends on the trip springs. It mounted via two separate angle iron brackets with ¾” shoulder bolts for the frame pivots.  Here’s the OM and IPL, if you are curious!

 

Since I don’t know if this is a long term relationship, I prepped and painted only the face of the blade. At some point in its life, the lower blade must have worn past the wear edge because a PO layered in a new 4” band of sheet steel to rebuild the lower edge and then attached a new wear strip. Not a bad piece of work, but s/he never painted it! You can see the new band extending above the bolted on wear edge in the picture.

 

I’m too lazy to want to have to bolt/unbolt the frame to mount the blade so from @wallfish I got one of the newer “inside” brackets. I’ve adapted the frame by adding a ¾” rod through the frame end holes and used a 1.5" spacer bushing on each side to keep the frame centered on the bracket. I drilled and cottered the spacers to the rod so it’s a reversible adaptation.

  

 

I’d previously added a front attach-a-matic to the 854. It usually holds a front weight that helps me feel secure on the uphill parts of my property. But I was concerned about possible interference with the old-style “triangle” frame. Whew, it just misses!

 

BTW, as many of you know, the nuts on the bracket bolts are a close clearance. The perfect use case for my recent birthday present--a set of Craftsman Pro ratchet/open end combo wrenches!

 

The solid lift link (I’ll add a picture after it’s painted) is 10.5” on center for the ⅜” holes and it’s bent to have an offset of about 1” outboard at the plow frame. It attaches in the second from the end hole on the rock shaft arm. I’m waiting on a rod and Heim ends to build the angle actuator rod and finish the angle control lever. More pics and measurement progress then!

 

 

Edited November 20 by Handy Don

[wallfish 17,000]

1 hour ago, Handy Don said:

I had to push-shovel a lot of 3-4” snowfalls that were quite wet.

You should enjoy the quick clean ups with a blade for those pesky type storms that don't leave huge piles of snow from plowing it.

[Greg Cullison 40]

13 hours ago, Ed Kennell said:

I took the last deck off and prepped for hibernation.

 

What did you spray on the underneath of the deck? Looks nice

[Ed Kennell 38,178]

20 minutes ago, Greg Cullison said:

What did you spray on the underneath of the deck? Looks nice

That is old used motor oil.       I'll let is soak and dry in the sun for a few days before storage.

[Greg Cullison 40]

Nice. I would've never thought of that. Thanks

[Wheelhorse#1 1,664]

On 11/20/2024 at 7:31 AM, Ed Kennell said:

That is old used motor oil.       I'll let is soak and dry in the sun for a few days before storage.

 

Bar and chain lube works well too and doesn't run but it has gotten pricey .

[Ed Kennell 38,178]

4 minutes ago, Wheelhorse#1 said:

 

Bar and chain lube works well too and doesn't run but it has gotten pricey .

Old drained lower unit outboard oil also works well.    I use that to coat all the ungalvanized parts on my salt water boat trailers...  springs, shackles, etc.

[Horsin'round 79]

1 hour ago, Wheelhorse#1 said:

and chain lube works well too

Impressive, 

 

How are you collecting it from the bar?

[pfrederi 17,739]

2 hours ago, Horsin'round said:

Impressive, 

 

How are you collecting it from the bar?

 I think he was referring to chain lube used on roller chain like a motorcycle or I use it on my WH snowblower

[squonk 41,118]

Fired up the Fireball 8 on the Wheel a Matic  for the first time after rewire and carb rebuild. B-80 engine has new valves and rings. Used the flywheel and shroud of the original engine. 

 

 

[Ed Kennell 38,178]

Put the last deck on the storage dolly for the winter storage.

 

Got our first snow this AM....better go warm up the 520H and the Ber Vac dually.

 

[Wheelhorse#1 1,664]

On 11/21/2024 at 10:24 AM, Horsin'round said:

Impressive, 

 

How are you collecting it from the bar?

 

Accually Chain and Bar oil is made for chain saws. Goes by that name...look it up

Edited Friday at 05:02 PM by Wheelhorse#1

[pfrederi 17,739]

Been snowing all night plowed about 6:30 but has added more... lost half a tree up against the house.  Been using the Charger 16 with the big plow (56in) from a D series..This heavy wet stuff is about all she can deal with actually drags the engine down before I spin out.  Sorry no actionvpics my photographer avoid the out side when it snows   Power off since 3:15 am

Edited Friday at 05:12 PM by pfrederi

[Wayne0 457]

Holy crap! it's 50 degrees and cloudy here in NH. No sign of white.

[kpinnc 12,062]

35 minutes ago, pfrederi said:

Been snowing all night plowed about 6:30 but has added more...

Beautiful… And you folks can keep that stuff! 

 

15 minutes ago, Wayne0 said:

Holy crap! it's 50 degrees and cloudy here in NH. No sign of white.

Yep! It’s in the 50s here in NC, dips down barely to freezing at night. That’s plenty cold enough for me!  Of course we will see colder temps, but nothing like you folks up north. …And I am NOT complaining!

[ebinmaine 67,508]

20 minutes ago, Wayne0 said:

Holy crap! it's 50 degrees and cloudy here in NH. No sign of white.

 

 

Same here in Maine unless you get up to the northern part of New Hampshire or Western Maine mountains.

[adsm08 2,062]

Yup, been snowing or raining here al morning.

 

I took off for hunting today, went out, got my two birds, and was back in the car by 9 and glad for it. Started coming down hard right as I was getting back to the vehicle.

[pfrederi 17,739]

Went out again to clear area in front of shop and driveway...It is a magnum 16 and thus has the walbro fixed main jet.  May swap in a Kohler #30 seems to be a bit too lean when she really hits the big piles..

 

Still no action shots

 

[cleat 5,998]

Wow, it's 45 degrees F and sunny here.

No snow yet or even in the 7 day forecast.

 

Funny how we are further north and the weather is warmer.

Must be an altitude difference.

[Ed Kennell 38,178]

2 hours ago, pfrederi said:

Been using the Charger 16 with the big plow (56in)

How is the front end control with that big blade angled?

[adsm08 2,062]

1 hour ago, cleat said:

Wow, it's 45 degrees F and sunny here.

No snow yet or even in the 7 day forecast.

 

Funny how we are further north and the weather is warmer.

Must be an altitude difference.

 

 

Where I am its low 40s. It's coming down as snow, but not laying. There is one of those atmospheric river things heading south to the west of Ontario, but hitting a lot of New England down into PA.

 

Also, if @pfrederiis in Northeast the town, and not Northeast the region he's right on lake Erie, and they are getting lake effect with system. My aunt who lives in Erie had a few inches on the ground last night.